Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Haroldstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Haroldstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.85002, -6.65143
- SMR number
- CW004-038002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Square-shaped graveyard (map dims. Max N-S c. 37m; max E-W c. 36m) with foundations of simple rectangular church (CW004-083001-) aligned E-W just N of centre. The graveyard is enclosed by a granite dry-stone wall, 5 courses high with rounded angles. A cross-inscribed pillar (CW004-038003-) is located immediately SE of the church and there is portion of a moulded granite jamb in the graveyard. There are a number of 20th-century headstones with pseudo-Celtic crosses at the apex of the headstone in the graveyard, mostly located N and SE of the church, with some headstones on the raised interior. The most recent burial identified was in 2002. Adjacent to castle (CW004-036----) and possible abbey (CW004-037----).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 7 June 2017
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.